Mount Vernon is located close to the center of Ohio. Mount Vernon is between the Knox, Morrow, Muskingum county. Mount Vernon has 9.41 square miles of land area and 0.18 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Mount Vernon population is 16,919, which has grown 17.70% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 1.83% and is much higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Mount Vernon median household income is $34,533 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 15.88% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 19.27% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. Mount Vernon median house value is $103,200 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 33.16% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 24.98% and is lower than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Mount Vernon is close to the state average in quality. The Mount Vernon area code is 740.